Here is a photo looking back to the beginning of the Trollfjord. The length is 2.6km. The fjord carves inwards and it is a very narrow fjord between Austvagoy and Hinnoya. Sailing through it, you are so close to the cliffs on either side that you can almost reach out and touch the mountainsides. The captain sails the boat in to the narrow fjord merely to give us passengers the thrill and then he turns it around in this unique tight fjord to go out again. It is actually very difficult to capture in any photo the narrowness as the big boat navigates it.
I managed to obtain these aerial photos of the Trollfjord which really show its spectacular beauty and one can fully appreciate the narrowness.
These two photos towards the end of the fjord attempt to show the narrowness but they do not really manage to capture it.
The boat is now turning around at the end of the fjord.
The white-tailed sea eagle is one of the main attractions in this area. We saw one soaring high above in the sky at the mountain top above us. There is an eagle safari excursion on offer but it is very late in the afternoon. We were tempted but declined it as it finished very late on semi-dark and cold day. But people who braved the conditions generally enjoyed it.
In our most arctic gear with the end of the fjord behind us. Andrew is wearing Ofer's (Oslo friend's) big, heavy and warm jacket but I could not resist buying a light, down-feather filled Norwegian jacket which folds up into to a small bag. It will be my very useful and enjoyable Norwegian souvenir.
We are now heading out of the Trollfjord.
In Oslo reading your blog Nikki.the Trollfjord was certainly one of the highlights for me.
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